H-E-B has remained strong in the rapidly-changing grocery industry by taking a long-term approach that emphasizes treating its employees and the communities that surround its stores with care, focusing on food and local offerings in its store operations and keeping visions of ambition, competition and innovation in mind. The grocer has been recognized as Retailer of the Year by Supermarket News.

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H.E. Butt Grocery will build a two-story supermarket in Houston's 60-year-old iconic Meyerland Plaza shopping center, after the area suffered from flooding for the third consecutive year after Hurricane Harvey. The more-than $21 million store will open in 2019 and will feature a kosher bakery for the neighborhood's large Jewish population and other "fusion food," H-E-B President Scott McClelland said.

The Fresh Market will emphasize a compelling in-store experience, great service and top-quality products as it moves forward, incoming CEO Larry Appel said Tuesday. "I plan to double down on offering guests of The Fresh Market the most exceptional specialty store experience, highlighting curated and compelling products that are simply best-in-class -- all in an intimate environment that delights the senses," he said.

H-E-B Grocery has announced plans to remodel a Houston store, converting it to the retailer's first multilevel store in the market. The new store, which is slated to open next fall, will expand to a second story, more than doubling its current size, and will include a two-story parking garage and new departments with offerings chosen specifically for consumers in the area.

Four winners of the "Ready. Set. Clean" contest from H-E-B will receive a year's worth of housecleaning services. The contest, which celebrates the retailer's new line of private-label housecleaning products, runs through the end of September.